Did archeology just happen or did someone create archaeology

Archaeology proper began with an interest in the Greeks and Romans and first developed in 18th-century Italy with the excavations of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Explanation:

Archaeology originated in 15th and 16th century Europe with the popularity of collecting and Humanism, a type of rational philosophy that held art in high esteem. The inquisitive elite of the Renaissance collected antiquities from ancient Greece and Rome, considering them pieces of art more than historical artifacts.

the structure was most likely used for;

c. playing a ball game with stone hoops

written by alan ward and published in 2003. ward is a historian and was a professor at the university of connecticut.

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